Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fa'

(Scotch). To get; to get a share of; to lay a claim to.

Where is the laird or belted knight
That best deserves to fa' that?

Burns: Whom Will Ye Send, stanza i.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Fabian Society
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